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An indoor or outdoor garden is a great way to brighten up your home on the inside and outside. Growing plants, vegetables, and herbs can help anyone feel more relaxed and give them something to do on a boring Saturday afternoon. The good news is anyone can have a garden, even if you live in an apartment, you just have to decide what type of garden is right for you. Here are some garden ideas to brighten up your home.
Elevate Your Garden
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Indoor Garden Ideas
1. Herbs
If you can't have an outdoor garden, then consider an indoor herb garden. Herb gardens are popular because you're not just growing plants; you're growing something you can enjoy or eat. There are different types of herbs you can grow, and you can find a variety of display options, including magnet pots that you put on your refrigerator if you don't have enough countertop or windowsill space.
If this will be your first time starting an herb garden, consider starting with an easy herb, like mint, that you can grow in soil or water. When your mint has grown, you can add it to tea leaves to give your tea a minty taste.
2. Hydroponics
If you want to have an impressive indoor garden, consider hydroponics that uses indoor cultivation units that allow you to grow your favorite vegetables indoors. If you live somewhere that gets snowy, cold winters, you can begin growing anything from carrots to tomatoes in your home without worrying about snow or cold weather.
3. House Plants
If you're someone who prefers to get delivery for dinner, then growing edible plants might not be for you. The good news is you can start a garden of indoor plants just about anywhere in your home to make it feel brighter and more peaceful. Depending on how many plants you have, you can even make your home feel like an indoor jungle.
4. Terrarium
Terrariums bring nature indoors by giving you an indoor mini garden with its ecosystem. While terrariums might sound like they take up a lot of space, they don't have to. You can find anything from a tabletop terrarium to a large terrarium online. You can also create your own terrarium with a variety of plants, including succulents and moss.
Terrariums are simple and easy to maintain and don't require a lot of space, making them a great solution for apartment dwellers.
5. Go for Easy Plants
If you've never had an indoor garden before, consider getting plants that are easy to maintain at first. Succulents and cacti are affordable for any budget and typically the easiest plants to maintain because they don't require you to water them often. Not only that, but they come in a variety of sizes so you can have a succulent in every room or on every table.
Outdoor Gardening Ideas
If you have space outdoors to grow your garden, then you can have a larger garden complete with all types of plants, including vegetables, herbs, and even flowers. Here are some ideas for outdoor gardens.
6. Try Edging
If you truly want to make your garden stand out from the rest of your yard, try to cut your lawn into a defined shape or edge your lawn so it doesn't grow into your garden. You can cut your grass into any shape you want, like a circle or square, or you can make your garden into one of these shapes and cut your lawn around it.
7. Make a Container Garden
You can use containers for potted plants anywhere in your garden, but they look best on a porch or patio. You can put anything in a pot, including vegetables and flowers, and they're a simple and organized way to maintain a garden.
Container gardens also work best if you don't have a lawn. You can easily grow a nice garden near the entrance of your home to give it better curb appeal.
8. Paint a Backdrop
No matter what type of garden you have, consider giving it some flare with a backdrop in the form of paint. If your garden backs up to your house or a fence, consider finding a bold color for behind the greenery. Of course, you should also keep in mind what you're painting. Black makes the perfect backdrop for green, colorful plants, but it may not be a great idea to paint your entire house black.
9. Create a Vegetable Patch
A vegetable patch can be grown even in a small area of your lawn, and it gives you the most natural, delicious vegetables to eat for snacks or to throw in your favorite salad. To make your vegetable patch, corner off part of your lawn or existing garden and prepare the soil. Next, you'll plant your vegetables and can start growing your food.
10. Add Seating
While you shouldn't put a chair in the middle of your garden, you can create an outdoor seating area that can complement your garden, enhance your outdoor living space, and give you somewhere to sit so you can look over all of your hard work and watch your plants grow. Whether you have a patio or a deck, you can choose from a variety of seating options, including swinging loveseats, papasan chairs, and more.
11. Hang Baskets
Hanging basket gardens can help you enhance your home in the front yard without digging up your lawn. If you want to add more color to your home's exterior or freshen up your garden with a new plant, consider getting a hanging basket or multiple hanging baskets filled with beautiful flowers.
12. Keep Your Garden Safe
Finally, if you want your garden to thrive, you'll need to keep it safe from pests. Make sure to invest in a smart pest plan to help keep insects and other critters out of your garden so you can maintain healthier, and more vibrant plants.
Additionally, you should aim to keep your pets out of your garden. This can be beneficial for the health of your pet if you're growing something that might be dangerous to their health. You can easily pet-proof your garden with a small fence or train them to stay out of your vegetables with reward-based training.
Your Home Garden
Home gardens don't have to be time-consuming or difficult to maintain. The first step to brightening your home with a garden is figuring out whether you want to invest in an indoor garden, outdoor garden, or both.
Marné Amoguis
Marné Amoguis holds a B.A. in International Business from UC San Diego. She is a contributing writer at 365businesstips.com where she loves sharing her passion for digital marketing. Outside of writing, she loves traveling, playing music, and hiking.
